estaba contando los minutos que quedaban para el finalI was counting the minutes till the end;cuenta cuántos alumnos hay en la clasecount how many pupils there are in the class

2(relatar)to tell

nos contó un cuento muy bonitoshe told us a very nice story;cuéntanos lo que ocurriótell us what happened;¿qué les voy a contar que ustedes no sepan?what can I tell you that you don't already know?;el paro está peor y la corrupción, ¿qué le voy a contar?unemployment has got worse and as for corruption, what can I say?

tienes que contar con el mal estado de la carreterayou have to take into account o remember the bad state of the road;lo calcularon sin contar con nosotrosthey worked it out without taking us into account

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